Myntra Distances Itself From Ad Spoofing Draupadi

The advertisement was an absolute train wreck with #BoycottMyntra trending on Twitter all of Friday morning. The sound of jaws dropping everywhere could be heard virtually. And then hours after the ad went public, fashion site Myntra said “it wasn’t us.” In a statement to NDTV, Myntra said “This creative was done and posted by a third party (ScrollDroll) without our knowledge or approval. They have already pulled down the illustration and apologised publicly for the same. Myntra does not endorse it. We will be pursuing legal action against them for using our brand”

Turns out the ad which was created in February and then appeared again online on Thursday on Lord Krishna’s birthday, spoofing Draupadi’s disrobing in the Mahabharata, was the work of a digital marketing agency. The agency confirmed that Myntra was not to blame.

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ScrollDroll@ScrollDroll

This poster was created by us in Feb. We removed it immediately as we never intended to hurt sentiments (1/2)https://twitter.com/GitaSKapoor/status/768876983505788933 …

12:45 AM – 26 Aug 2016

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We take up the responsibility of this artwork. Myntra is nowhere associated with it directly or indirectly. (2/2)https://twitter.com/GitaSKapoor/status/768876983505788933 …

12:48 AM – 26 Aug 2016

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Scroll Droll, based in Delhi, does digital marketing and online art work, and published the creative without authorisation from Myntra.